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1. Which statement about abnormal psychology is accurate?
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psychological disorder. Dr. Thompson is engaged in .
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6. Which statement regarding the prediction of abnormal behavior is accurate?
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7. One of Seung-Hui Cho's professors reported Cho's frightening behavior to many campus authorities.
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9. Which of the following defines therapy most accurately?
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12. Harold is a mental health professional who has a medical degree and prescribes antidepressants and
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13. Linda, Jayne, and Sheryl all are called “doctors.” All are mental health professionals. However, Linda
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14. Psychiatrists must have an M.D.; clinical psychologists must have a Ph.D. or Psy.D. Psychoanalysts
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Chapter 1: Abnormal Behavior
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1. Which statement about abnormal psychology is accurate?
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b. Although abnormal psychology has made several gains in the past 20 years, it is not yet a
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scientific field of study.
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c. The subject matter of abnormal psychology is restricted to extremely bizarre behavior.
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d. Most diagnoses of abnormality are based on two or three basic behavioral factors.
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3. Dr. Thompson collects information in order to describe and draw inferences about an individual's
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psychological disorder. Dr. Thompson is engaged in .
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a. therapy
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c. psychodiagnosis
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4. Dr. Kohn is a psychoanalyst, Dr. Edwards is a humanistic therapist, Dr. Peterson is a cognitive
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behavioral therapist, and Dr. James is a Gestalt therapist. Each of them would likely have a different
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for a client's abnormality. ss ss ss
a. time of onset ss ss
b. explanation
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5. A psychologist says, “Juan's abnormal behavior is likely due to a combination of biology and
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inadequate interpersonal skills.” The psychologist is
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a. predicting the future symptoms of Juan ss ss ss ss ss
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6. Which statement regarding the prediction of abnormal behavior is accurate?
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7. One of Seung-Hui Cho's professors reported Cho's frightening behavior to many campus authorities.
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What reason did those authorities give her to explain why they could do nothing?
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c. Cho did not make any overt threats against anyone.
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8. When psychologists talk about modifying abnormal behavior, they mean they are
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9. Which of the following defines therapy most accurately?
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b. The scientific study of abnormal behavior. ss ss ss ss ss
c. A system of observing abnormal behavior in an attempt to classify it
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d. The application of a theoretical model to explain the cause of abnormal behavior
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10. A psychologist develops several activities for clients aimed at helping them become more
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self-disciplined and feel more confident about trying new behaviors. This example illustrates ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss .
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b. how therapy may be seen as an attempt to modify behavior
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c. the function of providing an explanation for abnormal behavior
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d. the essential need for accurate psychodiagnosis
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11. Clinical psychologists usually have ss degrees, unlike psychiatrists, who have ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss degrees.
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b. medical (M.D.); doctorate (Ph.D.) ss ss ss
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12. Harold is a mental health professional who has a medical degree and prescribes antidepressants and
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antipsychotic medication for his patients. After graduating from medical school, he completed a
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three-year residency in his field. We can guess that Harold is a
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a. social worker ss
b. psychiatrist
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13. Linda, Jayne, and Sheryl all are called “doctors.” All are mental health professionals. However, Linda
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b. Linda is a social worker ss ss ss ss
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14. Psychiatrists must have an M.D.; clinical psychologists must have a Ph.D. or Psy.D. Psychoanalysts
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must have
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a. a master's (M.S.) degree
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b. an M.D ss
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d. their own intensive personal analysis from an experienced analyst
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15. Johanna is an M.D. who received intensive training in the ideas of Sigmund Freud. She also went
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through her own psychoanalysis as part of this training. We can guess that Johanna is a .
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a. psychoanalyst
b. marriage and family counselor ss ss ss
c. psychiatric social worker ss ss
d. behaviorally oriented counseling psychologist ss ss ss
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